Advance Policy Questions for the Honorable Brad R. Carson, Nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

"I believe that, if confirmed, my diverse political, military, legal, and business experiences have well prepared me to execute the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. I previously had the honor and privilege of serving as the General Counsel of the Army, a position in which I have had legal oversight of every issue arising from the Army's global operations. In addition to myriad routine matters, I assisted Secretary of the Army John McHugh in developing military-wide responses to particularly vexing problems and issues, such as ensuring that Soldiers with behavioral health conditions are properly diagnosed, creating wholesome environments at all Army child development centers, and eradicating sexual assault. More generally, I have been asked to provide advice at nearly every meeting of the Army's senior leaders, where issues of readiness, modernization, operations, and personnel are discussed and decided. More recently, I was Under Secretary of the Army. In that role, I was the chief management officer of the Service. I led, among other things, the delayering of Army headquarters and a wholescale revision to The Army Plan."